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Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nile perch
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Cameroon country information

Common names: Nile perch
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Benue (Niger basin)(Ref. 51193, 81285), Cross (Ref. 81652), Sanaga (Ref. 51193, 81652), Congo (=Zaire) River basin, Lake Chad basin, and in the coastal rivers of the West (Ref. 51193).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Perche du Nil, Perca del Nilo, 尼罗鲈, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Latidae (Lates perches)
Etymology: Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 34290).   Tropical; 27°N - 7°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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